Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-07-22
FATHERLY BILL NYE.
His Capacity as - wilI-Maker Evinced
Some Remarkable Legacies.

be noted that he sets a shining exampl
To other men of means by submitting !
advance nm outline of his proposed wi
for the consideration of his heirs:
My DEAR HENRY: This is dictate
letter. The thoughts are mine but til
penmanship is that Of a man namc'
Beasley. who is doing the chores for u
this winter. My reason for hiring
private secretary Is that last Tnesda,
the strawberry blonde Shotc slumpe,
through hole in the leo and in striving
to rescue him from watery grave
fell and broke one Of my legs. jus
above the fetiock.
Kind friends came from everywhere
to ask nue. If il hurt much, and in i
thousand different ways showed thcil
gentle desireto draw me into a spirited
conversation, A doctor came down
from the Insanitaiium to set the leg,
and tied his horse to little sugar
maple tree that set out last spring.
When he puts in his bill for medical
attendance he will be surprised TO find
an offset of eighty cents for that tree.
may be slightly crippled, but you can
announce in your valuable paper that
there are no flies on mo TO speak Of.
While spread out here with nothing
10 do my mind has been quite active,
and have had drawn off for me the
following outlines OF will, which /
send you Enclosed herewith. please
read and return" rs il says on the
Bible rack ON board the cars:
Know all men by these presents, that
]. the subscriber. being of a sound
mind and realizing that an now
under the Doctors care, and therefore
may be swept into eternity ut any mo-
ment, do hereby make, execute and
publish this my last will and testament
firmly by these presents;
First--l hereby app mt my beloved
wife Henrie.'e 10 be my sole executrix,
assignee and receiver OF my entire
estate, with full powers to pay taxes
on said estate forever, and to have and
10 hold the same SO long rs grass grows
and wafer runs, together with such
other and further relief as the court
NAV alindge.
Sscond-~i hereby request that the red
horse Napoleon be sold and the pro-
nv f,,,arol axna,sas yrau;Jaa ~; ,h
am, ~ ,wan,,.,,,a 5o,,ars ,,a,,a,,,a.s
he at asidc fnr Tia n,rnos. 80 ,aain
49,, 1920 '
=, hose t,,v I, shan H. =, ,nonLa,,
me la,vl, orava Will mr 49,, Ill i
~ M nsa ~ scie,ce II is mo- ,I,s,so
tb.t my exacnte,v shal, ar ,aoin,aia
saia b,il-da1 harainl..tnr, a., 81 H.
order that n;mn,v voung m.d,oal ~,
,,epts may ,,nt ,,ska a., &c. Ia. ~,
thai IL mortal Of n sunerior man Il l.
nv specIal desire thai No mart ~ ,n,.
eeonomy shall e,nt,.i,,nte IN a,y ,.o,, -
science or to the amusement 81 clas.
Of sore-eyed goslincs. who can not ga,
near enough 10 n liye man IN on.,ato
On him.
| desire 10. state also. ,ha, 7 hone
whatever may be odd or eccentric or
abnormal about INV format ian MAY. l,o
generously allowed topull Oblivion over
Itself and fade away do not wish ~
be perpetuated IN The form If a f,,,r
tnmor or osseous formation Iot m,
rood deeds be my only monument r.,
the post-mortem in NV case he o,oi,,ad
and the time taken nm In soma 81
way.
request also that ~ my f,nora1 M.
,rec-lst be suspended. an1 ,h,, ,hnso
only who hive n nersonal i,,taras, Il, 49,
be permitted Ia talo n.r,
Persons who make the funeral ;ndns,,,,
A business or RELY unon II nc r,o,ns =,
rclaxation are reonestea IA oh.,,in ,,.,n,
any funeral AS a personal favor ~ mo
| oive and ho,,a,th -
M mr. ha,n,.,a -, H.. WV
III and si,g,ia,. n,r ,.,, ~ e''.'o''e,
,ronar,y osidn frnm s.;d 49, 49, N pu' ,o""'
heretofore enumerated and ~, "a, N "li'I
lnneral purposes To have md ~ hl,I
al said property during hor ufa,;,,"
md after thar the soiJ resl and na,.s','e, $500,
property to pass 10 nv hslntnd s""
,I..n,r ~ o'',''' son.
paper at two dollars per year ia ssid |
Beloved son Henry | also beoueah |
all my wardrobe. | have yv,,., n,,,
is old lawn-tennis snd nolo cloth
while he was attending COLLEGE nsino
his boating aud baseball suits Tor nnJer
slothing during tho winter. and now tha,
am about 10 nass an lan,.a $50
II nv appreciation far hjs linJn" o"' .,